The great composers in jazz write music that’s not only fun to listen to, but it’s fun to play.
Find what you love doing and then get to grinding. And find the fun and love in that grinding.
World domination for brass is my goal within 10 years.
To play with the great Steve Witser and Joe Alessi that summer in Colorado was pretty special.
When you communicate. . . make it easy for someone to call you for a gig.
We (Lucerne Festival Orchestra) did Mahler 3 with Boulez . . . it was off the charts!
Anybody who plays or teaches trombone at the Eastman School of Music stands on Emory Remington’s shoulders.
We played Symphony Hall in Kawasaki and there were 1,100 or 1,200 people there to see a trombone quartet. It was an amazing experience!
The phone rings in my office. It’s Rudy Van Gelder! He says . . . did you write Basically Blues . . . yes I did . . . well Buddy Rich just recorded it. Where do we send the check?
I started teaching before I even had a teacher. For me teaching is a joy.
Freddie’s feel, his time, his sound, just the spirit and essence of his playing. . . if I could play one phrase as great as what I just heard, that’s it! I could just retire!
